Emergency repairs to the Lake Manatee Dam are underway in hopes of fixing it before the 2025 hurricane season ramps up.

Completed in 1967, the dam holds and controls water levels within the 6-billion gallon, 1,180-acre Lake Manatee Reservoir, which supplies about two-thirds of Manatee County’s drinking water.

Completed in 1967, the dam holds and controls water levels within the 6-billion gallon, 1,180-acre Lake Manatee Reservoir, which supplies about two-thirds of Manatee County’s drinking water.

Manatee County officials approved $3M in emergency repairs to the Lake Manatee Dam to ensure that the 60-year-old structure ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Emergency repairs have begun at the Lake Manatee Dam after inspections last month revealed surface cracks and signs of deterioration. Manatee County Commissioners recently ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — The utilities director and deputy administrators for Manatee County will be leading a tour Wednesday of the Lake Manatee Dam in hopes of answering questions about dam ...

Going back to August 27 Manatee County commissioners meeting the County’s Natural Resources Director Charlie Hunsicker responded to the issues with the Lake Manatee Dam, saying this: ...

Advocates for restoring the Ocklawaha River are undeterred by a recent veto setback and are moving ahead and regrouping to ...

Crews work to repair surface cracks, deterioration at Lake Manatee Dam 00:01 02:27 ...

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